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I've been unemployed for about a year now. My career is in software engineering. I think have a few options here to explain the gap:

1. I had a health issue for the last year that left me bed-ridden.

2. I was taking of an ill family member while also daytrading and working on personal projects in the meantime.

3. My friend who owns a business would vouch for me working there. But there is now website or any visual software product for the business. It's some sort of talent acquisition business for music(He's a manager as well as a musician).

These are the best three that I can come up with. What do you guys think? Any anons have better ideas?
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>>32026358
I'd go with 2, you don't want anything showing weakness. Just like pregnant women hide their belly during a job interview, you don't want to be seen as a possible liability
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>>32026358
nice thumbnail op
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i am a cto at a startup. go with #2. it’s a better story than #1 and implies you were coding during it. as long as you are technically strong and can maintain a conversation it shouldn’t be an issue in the interviews. your biggest challenge will be getting past resume review
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>>32026358
oh shit are you spreadsheet anon?
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who the fuck cares unless this is unemployment directly after college
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i just told people i tried to code a game for a year but blamed graphics for it failing. i didnt get replies from most fags, some invited me and rejected me even though i was technically overqualified, the entire process is just extremely dehumanizing and humiliating. took around 5 months or so to find a place who took me. just keep trying and keep improving
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>>32026358
You can say that you were doing freelance work. If you are skilled in software engineering then it should be easy to make up some BS.
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>>32026358
man hentai/3d animation is so much better than real porn



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